Kyoji Horiguchi

UFC Fight Night 266: Bautista vs. Oliveira

UFC Fight Night 266: Bautista vs. Oliveira was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 7, 2026, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A bantamweight bout between Mario Bautista and Vinicius Oliveira headlined the event.

UFC Fight Night 87: Overeem vs. Arlovski

UFC Fight Night 87: Overeem vs. Arlovski was a mixed martial arts event held on May 8, 2016 at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski.

RIZIN 11

RIZIN 11 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main event of the evening is a much-anticipated rematch between Rizin women’s super atomweight grand-prix winner Kanna Asakura and highly decorated Shoot Boxing champion Rena “RENA” Kubota. In addition to the headliner, The Ultimate Fighter 24 finalist and current Shooto world champion Hiromasa Ogikubo gets his chance for redemption against Japanese superstar Kyoji Horiguchi.

RIZIN DECADE

Witness the Fight Card of the Decade! Celebrate 10 years of Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation's spectacular martial arts legacy with the ultimate year-end event! This is more than a fight card—it’s a night of champions, legends, and rising stars.

UFC Fight Night 265: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker

UFC Fight Night 265: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 22, 2025, at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Al Rayyan, Qatar. The event headliner featured a lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker.

Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi

Sergio Pettis vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (Bantamweight) Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Jeremy Kennedy (Featherweight) Josh Hill vs. Jared Scoggins (Bantamweight) Johnny Eblen vs. Collin Huckbody (Middleweight)

RIZIN 10

RIZIN hold its first event of the year on May 6, with RIZIN 10 in the promotion’s second trip to the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan. Japan’s best MMA fighter today, Kyoji Horiguchi, continues to set out to prove his worth on the world stage when he takes on the former consensus No.1 flyweight in the world, Ian McCall. In the co-headliner of the evening, teenage kickboxing phenom Tenshin Nasukawa returns to the ring against WSOF flyweight champion Yusaku Nakamura. The 19-year-old super prospect Nasukawa has defeated all 29 opponents in his pro career across MMA, kickboxing and Muay Thai rules, including 23 victories by way of stoppage.

UFC Fight Night 279: Kape vs. Horiguchi

UFC Fight Night 279: Kape vs. Horiguchi was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 20, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A flyweight rematch between former RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape and former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Kyoji Horiguchi (who is also a former RIZIN Flyweight and two-time RIZIN Bantamweight Champion, as well as former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion) served as the event headliner.

UFC Fight Night 266: Bautista vs. Oliveira

UFC Fight Night 266: Bautista vs. Oliveira was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 7, 2026, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A bantamweight bout between Mario Bautista and Vinicius Oliveira headlined the event.

UFC Fight Night 87: Overeem vs. Arlovski

UFC Fight Night 87: Overeem vs. Arlovski was a mixed martial arts event held on May 8, 2016 at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski.

RIZIN 11

RIZIN 11 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main event of the evening is a much-anticipated rematch between Rizin women’s super atomweight grand-prix winner Kanna Asakura and highly decorated Shoot Boxing champion Rena “RENA” Kubota. In addition to the headliner, The Ultimate Fighter 24 finalist and current Shooto world champion Hiromasa Ogikubo gets his chance for redemption against Japanese superstar Kyoji Horiguchi.

RIZIN DECADE

Witness the Fight Card of the Decade! Celebrate 10 years of Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation's spectacular martial arts legacy with the ultimate year-end event! This is more than a fight card—it’s a night of champions, legends, and rising stars.

UFC Fight Night 265: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker

UFC Fight Night 265: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 22, 2025, at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Al Rayyan, Qatar. The event headliner featured a lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker.

Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi

Sergio Pettis vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (Bantamweight) Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Jeremy Kennedy (Featherweight) Josh Hill vs. Jared Scoggins (Bantamweight) Johnny Eblen vs. Collin Huckbody (Middleweight)

RIZIN 10

RIZIN hold its first event of the year on May 6, with RIZIN 10 in the promotion’s second trip to the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan. Japan’s best MMA fighter today, Kyoji Horiguchi, continues to set out to prove his worth on the world stage when he takes on the former consensus No.1 flyweight in the world, Ian McCall. In the co-headliner of the evening, teenage kickboxing phenom Tenshin Nasukawa returns to the ring against WSOF flyweight champion Yusaku Nakamura. The 19-year-old super prospect Nasukawa has defeated all 29 opponents in his pro career across MMA, kickboxing and Muay Thai rules, including 23 victories by way of stoppage.

UFC Fight Night 279: Kape vs. Horiguchi

UFC Fight Night 279: Kape vs. Horiguchi was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 20, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A flyweight rematch between former RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape and former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Kyoji Horiguchi (who is also a former RIZIN Flyweight and two-time RIZIN Bantamweight Champion, as well as former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion) served as the event headliner.

Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie

Machida vs. Sonnen June 14, 2019 Madison Square Garden New York, NY The event featured a Bellator Welterweight Championship bout between the champion Rory MacDonald and Neiman Gracie. The bout served as both a title defense for MacDonald and a semi-final match in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix. The event also featured a light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida and Chael Sonnen, as well as a Bellator Bantamweight Championship bout between current champ Darrion Caldwell and Kyoji Horiguchi. The bout was a rematch from the 2018 meeting between the two that took place at RIZIN 14 on New Year's Eve.

RIZIN 40

RIZIN 40 was a mixed martial arts event that took place on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

RIZIN 45

RIZIN 45 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main event will be a bantamweight title showdown between Juan Archuleta and Kai Asakura. American athlete “The Spaniard” Archuleta picked up the RIZIN title earlier this year and is now looking to add his first title defense. Additionally, the 36-year-old athlete is a former Bellator MMA world champion. Japan’s Kai Asakura is a fan favorite. He and his brother are known for their exciting and tactical style of fighting. Throughout his career, the majority of his wins were captured by way of knockout or TKO. Asakura is coming off a of knockout by way of a knee to the body to earn his title shot.

RIZIN 26

RIZIN 26 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The bill is topped by a highly anticipated rematch between current Rizin bantamweight kingpin Kai Asakura and former titleholder Kyoji Horiguchi. The two first met in a non-title affair when Horiguchi held both the Rizin and Bellator gold. Asakura finished the former UFC flyweight in just over a minute. The rivals were set to fight again at the New Year’s Eve show last year, but a leg injury forced Horiguchi to the sidelines and set the table for a title bout between Asakura and Manel Kape. Kape left with the strap, but it eventually found its way back to Asakura. Now, Horiguchi hopes to not only avenge his prior loss, but regain the belt he was forced to vacate.

UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva

UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event held on May 10, 2014, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.

RIZIN 38

RIZIN 38 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event includes the continuation of their Super Atomweight Grand Prix and Hiromasa Ougikubo’s first appearance since winning a bantamweight tournament last year. In what is the biggest return of the night, RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Kyoji Horiguchi fights in Japan for the first time since late 2020, facing Kintaro in the main event.

RIZIN 14

RIZIN 14 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The biggest event in the promotion’s history features 14 fights in the final MMA event of the year. In the night’s headliner, boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. competes in the country of Japan for the first time in a three-round boxing exhibition with Japanese prodigy Tenshin Nasukawa, who is undefeated as a professional combat-sports athlete. The co-headliner features two of the best bantamweights in the world. Bellator bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell challenges Kyoji Horiguchi for the inaugural RIZIN bantamweight title.

RIZIN 47

Kyoji Horiguchi faces former Bellator champion Sergio Pettis in a revenge match!

UFC Fight Night 99: Mousasi vs. Hall 2

UFC Fight Night 99: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 99) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on 19 November 2016 at The SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A middleweight rematch between former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Gegard Mousasi and Uriah Hall was announced as the headliner.

RIZIN 8

Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on December 29, 2017 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

RIZIN 18

RIZIN 18 live from the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, Japan. In the evening’s main event, former UFC title challenger and current Rizin and Bellator champion Kyoji Horiguchi takes on rising star Kai Asakura. The co-main event pits the promotion’s women’s super atomweight titleholder Ayaka Hamasaki against Thailand’s Suwanan Boonsorn in a non-title affair.

RIZIN 6

Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 Opening Round Part 1 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on July 30, 2017 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

UFC Fight Night 52: Hunt vs. Nelson

UFC Fight Night 52: Hunt vs. Nelson was a mixed martial arts event held on September 20, 2014, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Roy Nelson and Mark Hunt.

UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier

UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier was a mixed martial arts event held on January 3, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was headlined by a Light Heavyweight Championship bout between the champion at that time, Jon Jones, and top contender Daniel Cormier.

UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III

UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III was a mixed martial arts event held on October 19, 2013, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The main event was a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Cain Velasquez and top contender Junior dos Santos. The two have split their two previous encounters with Dos Santos winning the first bout via first round knockout and then Velasquez winning the rematch via unanimous decision at UFC 155.

UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi

UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi was a mixed martial arts event held on April 25, 2015, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.